ArticleJournal of occupational rehabilitation2010
Determinants of return to work after occupational injury.
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25 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Person-related factors associated with work participation in employees with health problems: a systematic review.International archives of occupational and environmental health · 2018Pooled it
- How well do we report on compensation systems in studies of return to work: a systematic review.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2014Pooled it
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- Fostering Stay at Work After a Period of Disability: A Scoping Review of Occupational Rehabilitation Strategies to Support Workers in the Adoption of Preventive Behaviours.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2024Article
- Dynamic prediction of work status for workers with occupational injuries: assessing the value of longitudinal observations.Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA · 2022Article
- Factors associated with long term work incapacity following a non-catastrophic road traffic injury: analysis of a two-year prospective cohort study.BMC public health · 2022Article
- Does category of strength predict return-to-work after occupational injury?BMC public health · 2022Article
- Hand injuries in Kenya: a chaff cutter menace.F1000Research · 2022Article
- Time to Return to Work After an Occupational Injury and Its Prognostic factors Among Employees of Large-Scale Metal Manufacturing Facilities in Ethiopia: A Retrospective Cohort.Environmental health insights · 2022Article
- Who are less likely to return to work after getting injured on duty? A 12-month epidemiological evaluation in an orthopedic and traumatology center in Hong Kong.Journal of occupational health · 2021Article
- Socio-economic disparities and returning to work following an injury.Israel journal of health policy research · 2020Article
- Musculoskeletal Symptoms among Stone, Sand and Gravel Mine Workers and Associations with Sociodemographic and Job-Related Factors.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Returning to Work Following an Injury: Practical Usage of a Predictive Model Based on a Nationwide Study.Journal of community health · 2020Article
- Prognostic factors for medical and productivity costs, and return to work after trauma.PloS one · 2020Article
- Traumatic Brain Injury Caused by Work Accidents: How can Occupational and Vocational Recovery be Achieved?Journal of rehabilitation medicine. Clinical communications · 2020Article
- Predictors of Post-Treatment Employment for Individuals with Substance Use Disorders.Community mental health journal · 2019Article
- Long-Term Effects of Psychological Symptoms after Occupational Injury on Return to Work: A 6-Year Follow-Up.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Article
- Injured workers' perception of loss and gain in the return to work process.Risk management and healthcare policy · 2017Article
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Abstract
introductionThe promotion of return to work (RTW) following occupational injury benefits injured workers, their families, enterprises and the society. The identification of the potential determinants would be helpful in improving RTW rate and minimizing the duration of absenteeism following injury.
objectivesThe aim of the study was to identify the potential determinants of RTW following work-related injury.
methodsA historical cohort of workers with occupational injury in a state-owned locomotive vehicles company in central China was followed up on the outcomes of RTW. Demographic, employment and medical information was retrieved from the company archival documents; and post-injury information was interviewed by structured questionnaires. Univariate analysis and Cox Regression Model were used to examine the associations between potential determinants and outcomes of RTW.
resultsThree hundred of the 323 cases (92.9%) eventually returned to work after the median absence of 43 days. Factors from socio-demographic, clinical, economic, and psychological domains affected RTW in the univariate analyses. The multivariate analysis indicated that age, injury severity, injury locus, injury nature, pain in the injury locus, self-report health status and pre-injury monthly salary were significant determinants of RTW.
conclusionsThere were multidimensional factors affecting RTW after occupational injury. Proper clinical treatment and rehabilitation, as well as economic and social support to facilitate workers' RTW would be the priorities upon intervention. Future studies should be conducted in larger representative samples to confirm the findings and to develop a multidisciplinary intervention strategy towards promoting RTW.
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